Women’s D-III in general
Gustavus Adolphus is no stranger to the top spot in the MIAC conference. The Golden Gusties have dominated the league for over a decade, and so far, this season has been no different. Gustavus Adolphus is 8-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in MIAC play heading into a crucial home-and-home series with rival Wis.-River Falls, which starts … Read more
The top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll stays with Plattsburgh, which garnered 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus remains No. 2 and received the other three first-place votes. Elmira jumps two places to sit third, followed by Middlebury holding firm at No. 4 and Norwich drops two to No. … Read more
With 11 first-place votes this week, Plattsburgh remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Gustavus Adolphus is again No. 2, as is Norwich at No. 3, Middlebury at No. 4 and Elmira at No. 5. Wisconsin-River Falls holds steady at No. 6, Wisconsin-Superior is down one to No. 7. Manhattanville … Read more
On October 29, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the Atlantic seaboard, wreaking havoc and destruction in many parts of Northern New Jersey and the New York City area. Among areas affected by the storm was Manhattanville’s home rink in the Playland Ice Casino, located right next to the Long Island Sound in Rye, N.Y. The … Read more
The top three teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll remain the same this week, including No. 1 Plattsburgh, which received 12 first-place votes. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus took home the other three first-place votes this week. Norwich stays No. 3, while Middlebury and Elmira trade places from last week as Middlebury moves to … Read more
When it comes to Division III women’s hockey, there are two tournaments that rise above all the rest in terms of prestige and NCAA tournament impact. The first already happened in late October with Norwich’s East/West Hockey Classic. The second takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with Middlebury hosting the eighth annual Panther-Cardinal Classic at … Read more
Plattsburgh, with 10 first-place votes, has replaced Norwich at the top of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich garnered one first-place vote, but now sits third in the poll. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 4 Elmira each received two first-place votes this week. Middlebury remains No. 5. Wisconsin-Superior rises two to No. 6, … Read more
When Amherst hits the ice this weekend to open up its 2012-13 season with a home-and-home against Hamilton, the Lord Jeffs will be doing so without the signature fedora hat donned by Jim Plumer. Over the last nine seasons, Plumer took the Amherst women’s hockey program from a below .500 team to a national powerhouse, … Read more
Three teams received first-place votes, but Norwich stays No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll with 12 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Plattsburgh, Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury continue to occupy spots two through five, respectively, with Gustavus Adolphus taking a first-place vote this week and Elmira being named the top team … Read more
The long-awaited announcement of the location of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship site broke late last week, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Wessman Arena was selected as the first pre-determined site hosts in the D-III women’s championship’s 12-year history. At the beginning of the 2011-12 season, rumblings of a pre-determined site … Read more
Norwich stays the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll by virtue of receiving 10 of 15 first-place votes this week. No. 2 Plattsburgh and No. 3 Gustavus Adolphus also garnered one first-place vote apiece and No. 4 Elmira, up from No. 5 last week, was named the top team on three … Read more
Worcester’s DCU Center will extend its record of NCAA men’s hockey tournament games hosted in 2014 when it holds one of four regionals. The 2014 Northeast Regional will be in Worcester. The others announced by the NCAA on Thursday: Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. will host the East Regional; U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati … Read more
The 2012-13 season marks the debut of three new teams to the Division II/III hockey scene: Stevenson (Maryland), along with Franklin Pierce and the University of New England. Stevenson split on the road with Buffalo State last weekend, while the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine (not to be confused with New England College … Read more
With 10 first-place votes, Norwich starts the season as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. No. 2 Plattsburgh and No. 3 Gustavus Adolphus each received a first-place vote, while No. 5 Elmira was named the top team on three ballots. Middlebury comes in at No. 4 this week. Wisconsin-River Falls is … Read more
Four different teams received first-place votes, but Wisconsin-River Falls was named the top team in the NCHA women’s preseason coaches’ poll. Six of the top seven leading scorers from a year ago return to their respective schools, including 2012 player of the year Dani Schultz from Wisconsin-Superior. Wisconsin-Superior, Adrian and St. Scholastica also garnered first-place … Read more
For the third consecutive year, Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt., is the place to be the last weekend in October for Division III women’s college hockey, as Norwich University hosts the annual East/West Hockey Classic. In just three years, the East/West Hockey Classic has established itself as one of the premier, if not the best, … Read more
Oswego announced Friday that Chelsea Walkland has been named the women’s team’s first full-time assistant coach. Walkland joins the Lakers’ staff after being an assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology last year, winning a Division III national title. During the 2010-11 season, Walkland served as the hockey operations manager at Robert Morris, where she also … Read more
Tracy Johnson has resigned as the interim head coach of the Amherst women’s team and Jeff Matthews was named this week to the same role with Lord Jeffs. Matthews spent the last six seasons as the head coach of the Northwood School boys’ junior team in Lake Placid, N.Y., amassing a 174-59-17 overall record. “It … Read more
Shivaun Siegl has been named an assistant coach for the Rochester Institute of Technology women’s team, returning to a post she held during the 2007-08 season. Siegl was the primary assistant coach at Niagara the past three seasons and also served as a goaltending coach at the United States Hockey Development Program camps, held in … Read more
St. Michael’s on Tuesday announced the hiring of Chelsea Rapin as a new assistant coach. Rapin was a former team captain and four-year player at Vermont from 2008-12. “I am looking forward to this great opportunity,” said Rapin in a statement. “I cannot wait until practices and games start. I am looking forward to watching … Read more